Photos: Balloonfest starting on an upbeat note

1of11Balloons are seen during the morning launch Saturday, Sept. 21, 2019, of the 47th Annual Adirondack Balloon Festival at Floyd Bennett Memorial Airport in Queensbury, N.Y. (Jenn March, Special to the Times Union)Jenn March2of11Silhouettes appear on the side of a hot air balloon being inflated at the Saturday morning launch of the 47th Annual Adirondack Balloon Festival on Sept. 21, 2019, in Queensbury, N.Y. (Jenn March, Special to the Times Union )Jenn March3of11Brody Smith is lifted slightly from the ground as he helps his uncle, Ben Smith of South Glens Falls hold the tether for a balloon piloted by Alan Jones of Pennsylvania during the morning launch Saturday, Sept. 21, 2019, of the 47th Annual Adirondack Balloon Festival at Floyd Bennett Memorial Airport in Queensbury, N.Y. (Jenn March, Special to the Times Union )Jenn March4of11A young passenger watches the hot air balloon of Becky Jones (not shown) ascend as Jones's husband, Alan shoots air into his balloon for take off during the morning launch Saturday, Sept. 21, 2019, of the 47th Annual Adirondack Balloon Festival at Floyd Bennett Memorial Airport in Queensbury, N.Y. (Jenn March, Special to the Times Union)Jenn March5of11Ashley Gilgallon, left, her husband, Bryce Gilgallon, and an unnamed relative take photos of hot air balloons as they take off during the morning launch Saturday, Sept. 21, 2019, of the 47th Annual Adirondack Balloon Festival at Floyd Bennett Memorial Airport in Queensbury, N.Y. (Jenn March, Special to the Times Union)Jenn March6of11A pilot lands his hot air balloon during the morning launch Saturday, Sept. 21, 2019, of the 47th Annual Adirondack Balloon Festival at Floyd Bennett Memorial Airport in Queensbury, N.Y. (Jenn March, Special to the Times Union)Jenn March7of11A passenger with Sky Riders hot air balloon company grins as they take off during the morning launch Saturday, Sept. 21, 2019, of the 47th Annual Adirondack Balloon Festival at Floyd Bennett Memorial Airport in Queensbury, N.Y. (Jenn March, Special to the Times Union)Jenn March8of11Pilot Becky Jones, center, shoots heat into her company's balloon during the morning launch Saturday, Sept. 21, 2019, of the 47th Annual Adirondack Balloon Festival at Floyd Bennett Memorial Airport in Queensbury, N.Y. (Jenn March, Special to the Times Union)Jenn March9of11Paul Kilgore of Evans Mills, N.Y. adjusts tethers belonging to the balloon of pilot Becky Jones, center, prior to take off during the morning launch Saturday, Sept. 21, 2019, of the 47th Annual Adirondack Balloon Festival at Floyd Bennett Memorial Airport in Queensbury, N.Y. (Jenn March, Special to the Times Union)Jenn March10of11Pilot Becky Jones looks down as her company's balloon lifts from the ground during the morning launch Saturday, Sept. 21, 2019, of the 47th Annual Adirondack Balloon Festival at Floyd Bennett Memorial Airport in Queensbury, N.Y. (Jenn March, Special to the Times Union)Jenn March11of11Hot air balloons are seen during the morning launch Saturday, Sept. 21, 2019, of the 47th Annual Adirondack Balloon Festival at Floyd Bennett Memorial Airport in Queensbury, N.Y. (Jenn March, Special to the Times Union)Jenn March

The Floyd Bennett Memorial Airport in Queensbury hosted scores of balloons under early morning sun Saturday